Teamster Dues Facts

Since there is some conflicting information going around about Teamster dues, we wanted to give you the basic facts about Teamster dues. Yes, Teamster dues are slightly higher than AMFA dues, but we will get a lot more active representation out of our Teamster dues.

• Teamster dues are 2.5 times the monthly BASE rate of pay.  For example, if a member’s base rate of pay is $25.51, his monthly dues rate will be 2.5 times that or $63.78. Base pay means base pay. Members don’t pay dues on license, shift or any other premium pay.

• No current employee will be charged an initiation fee because those who are employees on the certification date of the union are not charged an initiation fee.

• The Teamsters are funded solely by members’ dues and do not accept money from employers or outside organizations in order to protect our status as a free and independent trade union.

• Union dues go directly to fund the operation of the union and pay for: professionals to help negotiate and enforce contracts; lawyers to provide legal assistance when needed; experts on pensions and other such issues; the costs of running a union office; research and analysis on key workplace issues; costs associated with legislative and regulatory matters; costs of pursuing grievances/arbitrations; organizing costs and other costs necessary to strongly defend our members and improve their standards in the workplace.